Nearly four years after federal agents found $90,000 in alleged bribe money in his freezer, former congressman William Jefferson goes to trial Tuesday on charges he sought money, stock and payments to his relatives in exchange for his help in landing African business deals for U.S. companies.

Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, a key witness in the perjury trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, today contradicted Libby's account as to when the defendant first learned that the wife of a prominent war critic worked at the CIA.

Former Bush administration official David Safavian acknowledged Monday that he gave advice and some "nonpublic information" about federal properties to Republican influence-peddler Jack Abramoff but denied trying to conceal that from investigators.

Former Bush official David Safavian denied Friday that he ever tried to conceal from ethics officials and investigators the assistance he gave Republican influence-peddler Jack Abramoff about two federal properties.

Prosecutors alleged Wednesday that the former White House procurement chief, David Safavian, gave away his office to Jack Abramoff. The official's lawyer said he was prosecuted simply because he was friends with the convicted lobbyist.

The government's newest cooperating witness in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, a former congressional aide to Rep. Bob Ney, will testify at the trial of the former top procurement official in the Bush administration, prosecutors revealed Tuesday.